Keywords: Otis Mill
Item 78670
Otis Falls Pulp & Paper Mill, Livermore Falls, ca. 1896
Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: circa 1896 Location: Livermore Falls Media: Photographic print
Item 98633
Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: 1907-05-15 Location: Jay; Livermore Falls Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
Exhibit
Jay & Livermore Falls, Pioneers in Paper Making
Alvin Record and Hugh J. Chisholm were instrumental in building paper mills in Jay, Livermore, and Livermore Falls. The two industrialists helped make the towns prosperous.
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People
"… inventor of the elevator (sold his patents to Otis); designer of fishing reels (also see business leader below) Supply Belcher 1751-1836: American…"
Site Page
Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement
"… Andrew moved his family to the town of Otis. In about eight years the family returned to Patten's Bay where Donnivan settled on Lot # 26."
Story
It was like a family in the mill
by Arnold R. Couture
I saw a lot of changes at the International Paper Otis Mill during my 26 years as an electrician
Story
I never thought I would work at a paper mill.
by Greg Bizier
I love science and managed the lab for International Paper's Otis Mill for 31 years.
